"Enact a moratorium on the use of AI in classrooms from K-12 in order to develop a comprehensive response to AI in the classroom, and direction on safe, ethical use of AI with students. This includes protecting privacy, enforceable safeguards, digital literacy support for all educators, and working with the Federal Government to hold tech companies accountable for ensuring that systems are safe before they reach the classroom." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand school-based child care: Adding 7,200 before- and after-school spaces on school grounds to give more families access to seamless child care in places they already know and trust. This will be supported by $80 million to fund startup costs, renovations, and ongoing costs." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-22

"Strengthen universal child care: Committing $250 million in new provincial dollars to leverage federal funding in the negotiations and work with the federal government and the childcare sector to:

1. Improve wages and working conditions for early childhood educators, including a provincial wage grid;
2. Expand the number of affordable child care spaces; and
3. Bring in a hard, universal fee cap like Ontario."

— bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-22

"Bring in a hard, universal fee cap like Ontario." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-22

"Commit to making quality $10-a-day child care available to families all across British Columbia by lifting the freeze on new $10-a-day enrolments introduced in Budget 202638, and use it as the foundation to later implement universal child care coverage by 2031." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make registering for care simple; create one point of registration for $10/day spaces across BC, replacing today’s centre-by-centre waitlists so families no longer have to win a lottery to access affordable care." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make it easier for early childhood centres to become, and remain, part of the $10/day spaces by reducing burdensome compliance paperwork. New spaces and priority registration going to public, non-profit and Indigenous-led centres, building a system rooted in community care, not private profit." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a universal early childhood education funding model to reduce administrative burdens for child care operators, allowing them to focus on quality care for children. This model will address wage grids, space creation, licensing, and staffing." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with child care operators to support ongoing growth in capacity through capital upgrades to schools and existing facilities, a workforce development plan, and sufficient operational flexibility to meet the needs of families now and in the future." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"$10-a-day spaces first for the kids who need them most. A place on a waitlist is not child care. As we create more spaces, we will prioritize $10-a-day spaces for the children and families with the fewest alternatives and highest need." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"24-hour child care. Create 24-hour spaces for shift workers and first responders, and encourage child care at or near worksites such as hospitals." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Put money in parents’ hands. Increase the BC Family Benefit and the Affordable Child Care Benefit so they reflect the cost-of-living pressure on young families, whether they choose child care outside the house, care at home with a parent, or help from family." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Faster credential recognition for child care providers. We will make it simple for educators, social workers, teachers and others with relevant experience to work as Early Childhood Educator assistants, especially over the summer months." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Ensure every school district has the resources to develop credible and robust language learning options, particularly for Indigenous and French languages, and American Sign Language." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Prepare students for life. Before graduation, students will learn financial literacy—budgeting, saving, interest and credit—alongside civics, citizenship and digital and AI safety. Students will also complete a Holocaust-education unit." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Eliminate the inclusive education funding gap. We will review the per-pupil funding formula to develop a new needs-based, stable, and sustainable model to fund actual costs, resource needs, and professional development requirements of each school district." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Reallocate private school funding to the public school system, in a phased approach to support students currently enrolled." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create a school supplies program that ensures students have access to the stationery and supplies that they need to learn to their full potential and teachers don’t have to pay out of pocket." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Increase provincial funding support for community schools, to help create space for community connection and make use of public buildings that would otherwise be empty outside of school hours." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Establish a sustainable funding model for organizations addressing diverse and under-resourced student needs, such as the Take a Hike Foundation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Schools should be safe places to learn, with clear expectations and respect for every child. We will make it easier for educators to establish order, and we will enable School Liaison Officer programs." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Schools should be safe places to learn, with clear expectations and respect for every child. We will make it easier for educators to establish order, and we will enable School Liaison Officer programs." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Continue supporting and expanding the SOGI 123 initiative to create inclusive school environments that support 2SLGBTQIA+ students and address the topics of gender identity and sexual orientation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

“I’ll say this about SOGI. I think that it has become an absolute lightning rod for division in our province, and it has become a challenge. And I think that many people are confused about what SOGI has become in our school.

I firmly believe that we have to repeal SOGI. Obviously we have to provide a safe place for our kids. Just like I said in Bridgeview yesterday, I went as a child to the Bridgeview Elementary School and felt safe.

We need to continue that tradition. But I do believe that SOGI has to be repealed.”

— conservativebc.ca, 2026-10-13

"Schools should be safe places to learn, with clear expectations and respect for every child. We will make it easier for educators to establish order, and we will enable School Liaison Officer programs." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Freeze domestic tuition and institutionally charged mandatory fees at public post-secondary institutions." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with the Federal Government to set a pathway to free post-secondary education." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Double the BC Access Grant, providing up to $8,000 per year for students with financial need, while also reviewing and increasing thresholds for students in programs longer than two years." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand open educational resources and zero-textbook-cost programs through BC campuses, reducing the cost of textbooks and required course materials for students." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Create more child care spaces on college and university campuses, with provincial capital funding for new and expanded centres and operating funding to bring campus spaces into the $10-a-day child care system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand non-market student housing on public campus land, with provincial capital funding to build substantially more below-market student homes, including family-sized units for students with children. Require new publicly funded student housing to remain affordable over the long term." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Require public colleges and universities to offer reduced residence rates for students with financial need, supported through the new post-secondary funding model." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Bring university and college residences under provincial renter protections for the first time, with dedicated rules under the Residential Tenancy Act that cap increases in residence rates, including between academic years, set basic standards for fees, maintenance and housing agreements, protect students from arbitrary eviction, and provide access to independent dispute resolution." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Replace BC’s outdated post-secondary funding model through a public, system-wide review with new provincial funding on the table. This will include reviewing the roles and mandates of all 25 public institutions, how funding is distributed, regional access, research and teaching responsibilities, trades and technical education, transfers between institutions, and the needs of communities around the province." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Set a long-term path to restore public funding so that, over time, at least 75% of core institutional operating costs are publicly funded." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Modernize post-secondary governance so campus communities have a stronger voice in the institutions where they study and work." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Provide temporary stabilization funding to institutions facing severe shortfalls from the rapid decline in international enrolment, tied to plans that protect core programs and student services while institutions move toward a more sustainable funding model." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Protect the right of graduate student workers to unionize by amending the Labour Relations Code to clearly recognize paid graduate teaching and research work as employment, including graduate research assistants." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"A re-elected BC NDP government will build a new middle school for students in the Burke Mountain neighbourhood, complementing the new 1,000 seat secondary school that is nearing completion." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-23

"The BC NDP will help the Iqra Education Society build a new high school in Surrey so Muslim students can continue their education in a school grounded in their faith and community." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-23

"Develop a detailed capital improvements plan to ensure school facilities meet high standards of safety, functionality, and climate resilience." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Double the Playground Equipment Program to $10 million a year, to help 50 schools replace aging playground equipment each year. Children deserve places to play, and parents should not have to spend years fundraising for them." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"New Middle School on Burke Mountain. The community of Burke Mountain has been growing in population for two decades. After years of delay, construction has started on a 1,000 seat combined middle/secondary school. A Conservative Government will ensure the school is completed. But it is not enough. A new Government will immediately start planning for a dedicated Middle School on Burke Mountain. No longer will Burke Mountain families have to send their children to schools outside their community." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-23

"Create a universal school food program that provides opportunities for schools, community organizations, and farmers to promote sustainable practices and educate children on healthy eating habits." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expand school meal programs in high-need communities. No child in British Columbia should have to go hungry at school, ever." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Establish a sustainable funding model for organizations addressing diverse and under-resourced student needs, such as the Take a Hike Foundation." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Work with the federal government to build a new B.C. shipyard, in partnership with shipbuilders and labour, creating thousands of jobs across BC, supporting national defence and helping expand BC’s shipbuilding industry so that we can build the next generation of B.C. Ferries. BC has up to $250 million available through the Strategic Investment Fund to leverage private sector investments and federal funding through the Canada-BC Shared Prosperity Agreement reached with Prime Minister Carney." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Make the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund permanent, with $60 million in annual funding, including dedicated support to help tariff-impacted forestry mills modernize, protect jobs and reach new markets." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Invite Coastal communities to express interest in identifying sites for shipbuilding expansion." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-21

"Collaborate with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous and racialized communities. Ensure these training programs have affordable tuition." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Collaborate with the Construction Association to promote trades as a career option for young people, women, Indigenous and racialized communities. Ensure these training programs have affordable tuition." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Commit to all public infrastructure and construction projects being Project Labour Agreements or Community Benefit Agreements to ensure the work and wealth produced by these projects stays close to home and with the communities and workers that build them." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Immediately reinstate a plan to build the BC Burnaby Hospital through a Project Labour Agreement, providing workers and Burnabarians with excellent jobs from construction to surgery and expanding healthcare services where we need it most." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Audit SkilledTradesBC. We don’t need more bureaucracy to build a skilled workforce. We will review the Crown Corporation to ensure it is meeting its mandate." — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"Restore pathways into trades and work: bring back shop classes, expand apprenticeships, dual-credit programs and paid work experience" — Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18

"• Connect high school education to trades, careers and opportunity. Give students more opportunities to begin career training and qualifications before graduation. We will bring back shop classes and build shop facilities in new schools.

• Expand dual-credit programs, apprenticeships and paid work experience with post-secondary institutions and employers. We will make it easier for schools to hire qualified Red Seal tradespeople, musicians, athletes and other experts.

• We will make it easier for apprentices to stay employed during technical training and work with employers to expand training in skilled trades and other occupations where BC needs workers."

— Ready to Deliver, retrieved 2026-10-18